Five Elements Sacred Secret

The first round is over and the second round is about to begin.

"The first round is over. Congratulations to everyone for entering the second round. The second round of drawing lots will begin immediately."

"The rules remain the same. Everyone come forward and draw lots." Li Jie was still hosting the event on the stage.

With the experience of the first round, the second round of draws went smoothly.

Mu Xiaofeng drew the number 2. This way, the second round will start soon, and the later you are, the better you can rest.

The person who left a deep impression on Mu Xiaofeng drew number seven.

Yang Zhiyun also heard the man's name during the discussion.

"Brother Mu, that person is probably your rival. His name seems to be Han Jiang. I heard that he doesn't talk much. He has been practicing since he entered the sect."

"In the last round, he defeated his opponent with just two moves."

After hearing the news, Yang Zhijun immediately came to tell Mu Xiaofeng.

"His strength may be the strongest among our group." Mu Xiaofeng glanced at Han Jiang and said.

"Brother Mu is still stronger. You defeated someone at the ninth level of Qi Refining with only the seventh level of Qi Refining. Don't be so low-key." Yang Zhijun's eyes were determined.

Soon the first martial arts duel of the second round began.

These two people were before Han Jiang, and Mu Xiaofeng had no impression of them.

The two men were also cultivators at the ninth level of Qi Refining, and they were fighting back and forth on the stage.

Within a stick of incense's time, the winner was determined.

"Number two goes on stage." Li Jie said.

Mu Xiaofeng came on the field, facing an opponent who was at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

Mu Xiaofeng remembered that he was a relatively ordinary Qi Refining Level 8, and his opponent in the previous round was also a Qi Refining Level 8. If he had met a Qi Refining Level 9, he would definitely not have made it past the first round.

When the man saw that it was Mu Xiaofeng, he obviously knew Mu Xiaofeng's record in the previous round. He was also very decisive and admitted defeat directly.

Soon it was Han Jiang's turn, and the opponent also admitted defeat immediately.

The difference is that the one facing Han Jiang is a Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator, but the strength displayed by Han Jiang in the last round killed the Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator in two moves.

These Qi Refining Ninth Levels were relatively familiar with each other, as they were all former disciples, and they were relatively familiar with each other's strengths.

The second round only requires ten games, so it is faster, but out of these ten games, it can be said that eight are more intense than the previous round.

After the second round, Li Jie said that he might have noticed that everyone was physically exhausted after playing two games in a row, so he said this.

"Everyone, take a break for one stick of incense. Congratulations to the remaining ten. You can all enter the inner gate. But I believe everyone knows that the first place in the martial arts competition can be designated as a disciple. So after one stick of incense, everyone still needs to decide who is the first."

After speaking, he left.

The ten people who advanced were all quite happy. They all sat cross-legged, and some even took out spirit stones to replenish the consumed spiritual energy.

Only Mu Xiaofeng and Han Jiang were more casual; neither of them made a move in the last round.

Of course, Mu Xiaofeng was not afraid of consumption, as the spiritual energy in his body was still sufficient. He only used up one tenth or one twelfth of the spiritual energy in the first round.

During the battle, Mu Xiaofeng's disadvantage of being a big consumer of spirit stones turned into an advantage. The more he ate, the more he could save.

A stick of incense passed quickly and Li Jie floated down.

What surprised Mu Xiaofeng before the draw was that four people directly gave up.

Now there are only six people left.

"Six people will be divided into three rounds, and one person will have a bye in the second round." Li Jie said without any surprise.

After all, they have already entered the inner gate and do not have the strength to compete for the first place, so naturally some people will give up.

The remaining six people drew lots, and except Mu Xiaofeng and Han Jiang, the others were all at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

The results were announced immediately, and this time the names were announced directly.

Mu Xiaofeng was facing a man named Nie Lin, Han Jiang was facing a man named Lin Tingxiao, and the other two were named Shu Pan and Jia Li.

The first to come on stage were Mu Xiaofeng and Nie Lin.

The two of them came on stage, and Nie Lin bowed. Mu Xiaofeng dodged subconsciously, but this time there was no sneak attack.

After the two men bowed, Nie Lin took the first step. Nie Lin also knew that Mu Xiaofeng had defeated a Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator, so he did not look down on Mu Xiaofeng because of his low cultivation level. Instead, he took the first step.

Mu Xiaofeng discovered that this person also used the unmoving fist, and it seemed that he was also a wood-type cultivator. Mu Xiaofeng could only punch, and Mu Xiaofeng's wood-attributed spiritual skills were only unmoving fists, or using a knife.

When Nie Lin saw Mu Xiaofeng also using the same spiritual skill, a strange look flashed in his eyes. The same spiritual skill is a test of spiritual energy. Normally, there is no such thing as a seventh-level Qi Refining and a ninth-level Qi Refining competing in spiritual energy.

The two fists collided and were evenly matched. Nie Lin shouted "Come again".

It was the same punch again. The two fist shadows were in a stalemate in the air. The two men kept injecting spiritual energy. They actually competed for half a cup of tea.

"Okay, I give up. I can't win." Nie Lin was the first to admit defeat.

"Restrain at the same time." Mu Xiaofeng said when he heard Nie Lin admit defeat.

They both retracted their strength at the same time.

"Brother Mu is awesome. I, who am at level nine, cannot even compare to level seven. I am convinced." Nie Lin said to Mu Xiaofeng.

"It was just luck." Mu Xiaofeng said modestly.

It can be seen that Nie Lin is also a man of temperament.

Mu Xiaofeng roughly estimated that his current spiritual energy was roughly twice that of an ordinary ninth-level Qi Refining cultivator.

The two men stepped down, followed by Han Jiang and Lin Tingxiao.

Not surprisingly, Han Jiang defeated Lin Tingxiao without much effort.

The last to come on stage were Shu Pan and Jia Li, who were equally strong. The fight was quite lively, and both of them were injured in the end. Shu Pan won by a narrow margin over Jia Li with a better move.

Li Jie saw that Shu Pan had some injuries, so he asked, "Can you continue?"

Shu Pan looked up at Mu Xiaofeng and Han Jiang. He didn't have much to do with these two, one at the eighth level and the other at the seventh level, and now they were injured. After thinking for a moment, he said.

"Forget it, I give up. I don't think this injury will heal in a short time."

"Do you two need a rest?" Li Jie turned around and looked at Mu Xiaofeng and Han Jiang and said.

"I don't need it. It's up to him. I can wait if necessary." Han Jiang said calmly, without any fluctuation in his tone.

"I don't need it either." Mu Xiaofeng said. He wanted to rest but there was nothing he could do. After all, he had run out of spirit stones. And he didn't need just a few spirit stones.

"Then I'll give you a cup of tea to adjust." Li Jie thought for a moment and said,

The people below did not expect that the person who finally competed for the first place was not someone at the ninth level of Qi Refining.

A cup of tea passed quickly, and Li Jie spoke first.

"Mu Xiaofeng, is Han Jiang ready?"

"Okay." They both said and went on stage at the same time.

"You are very strong." Han Jiang said on the stage.

Mu Xiaofeng was surprised that Han Jiang spoke.

"Mutually." Mu Xiaofeng replied.

"Start." Li Jie gave the order.